Vehicle windshield removing tool

Abstract

A vehicle windshield removing tool includes a handle for gripping by the user, and a blade extending from the handle for insertion between the vehicle windshield and the vehicle or gasket holding the windshield. The blade includes a base portion which is mounted in the handle to extend outwardly therefrom and a cutting portion which is formed into an inverted U-shaped terminal end which is used to cut the adhesive or bonding material between the windshield and the molding by sliding the U-shaped terminal end about the perimeter of the windshield, with the windshield edge being positioned and sliding within the U-shaped portion of the blade.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle windshield removing tool comprising a handle portion for gripping by a user,   a blade having a base portion mounted on the handle portion to extend outwardly therefrom and a cutting portion having a first section extending forwardly from the base portion, a second section curving approximately 90 degrees from the first section, and a third section extending from the second section in a direction opposite the first section, said first, second, and third sections forming an inverted U-shaped terminal end, the first, second and third sections being formed with sharpened side cutting edges,   said handle portion has a longitudinal axis, wherein said base portion is elongate and fitted in the handle portion to be co-linear therewith and extend outwardly from one end thereof,   said base portion of said blade further comprises a first bend spaced-apart from a second bend, with the angle of the first bend being about 20 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the handle portion and the angle of the second bend being about 40 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the handle portion.   
     
     
       2. A tool as in claim 1 wherein the cutting portion of the blade tapers from a larger width near the base portion, to a narrower width at a terminus of the blade. 
     
     
       3. A tool as in claim 2 wherein the terminus of the blade is pointed. 
     
     
       4. A tool as in claim 1 wherein the blade tapers to a point at an end of the third section of the U-shaped terminal end and the point on the third section is spaced apart from the first section of the U-shaped terminal end approximately 1/4 inch. 
     
     
       5. A vehicle windshield removing tool comprising a handle portion for gripping by a user, and   a blade having a base portion mounted on the handle portion to extend outwardly therefrom and a cutting portion having a first section extending forwardly from the base portion, a second section curving approximately 90 degrees from the first section, and a third section extending from the second section in a direction opposite the first section, said first, second, and third sections forming an inverted U-shaped terminal end, the first section, the second section, and the third section being formed with sharpened side cutting edges along the U-shaped terminal end, the first section being spaced apart from the third section approximately 1/4 inch,   wherein said handle portion has a longitudinal axis, said base portion being elongate and fitted in the handle portion to be co-linear therewith and extend outwardly from one end thereof,   the base portion of the blade comprises a first bend spaced-apart from a second bend, with the angle of the first bend being about 20 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the handle portion and the angle of the second bend being about 40 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the handle portion and in the same plane as the first bend.   
     
     
       6. A tool as in claim 5 wherein the blade tapers to a point at an end of the third section and the point is about 1/4 inch apart from the first section. 
     
     
       7. A tool as in claim 5 wherein the cutting portion of the blade tapers from a larger width near the base portion, to a narrower width at a terminus of the blade. 
     
     
       8. A tool as in claim 7 wherein the terminus of the blade is pointed.